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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 312577000 - Swiss American Sausage Company/Provina Foods, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office
Site Address:
Swiss American Sausage Company/Provina Foods, Inc.
251 D'Arcy Parkway
Lathrop, CA 95330
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2013
NAICS: 311613/Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/08/2010
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/08/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102566296 |
Investigation Summary
On August 24, 2011, Employee #1 was testing the Alpina Machine, a sausage mixer. She was checking to make sure the metal detector was working. She placed a blue 2-in. plastic coated metal test object in the Alpina Machine to make sure that the metal detector will shut off the machine so that not any metallic items will contaminate the sausage. The metallic object got stuck in the Alpina Machine and the employee tried to pull-out the metallic test object without shutting the machine down. She placed her index finger into the machine when she triggered the machine, and it amputated her left index finger tip. The employee was transferred to Stanford Hospital, where they reattached the finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The tube where the employee stuck her finger had been lengthen and a pneumatic shut-off had been installed and the employer had had no incidents nor actions since this accident.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, MIXER, CAUGHT BY
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 312577000 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Production testers |